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seasonal hazards c24tfie acfo acfon free press wednesday december dont invite fire in home 20 1967 rudolph of the red nose adds to fame of santas reindeer to help make sure families dont include the worst intruder of all fire in their christ mas festivities the ontario safe ty league offers some timely reminders a christmas tree mates the best kindling you could have in your home so to prevent it from igniting you must compensate by choosing a freshlycut tree and standing it in water at all times place the tree in the coolest place possible well away from the radiator tv set radio stove and fireplace most people put their trees up too early and dismantle them too late actually no tree will last more than a week indoors with out drying out and dropping need les at which point it is an ex treme flre hazard keep colored lights turned on for short periods of time and always turn them off before go ing out or going to bed check your lights before using them to make sure there is no damage to cords or sockets and when buy ing new ones make sure they family togetherness best christmas gift bear the csa canadian stand ards association stamp of ap proval nonflammable decorations of metal glass or abestos are far safer than paper or cotton de corations and of course candles are a hazard anywhere near the tree or near other combustible decorations if fuses blow due to the in creased electrical load redis tribute the load to other circuits and never replace a 15 amp fuse with a larger size this over- fusing habit has led to many a flre keeping an eye on these poss ible flre hazards will help to keep flre out of your home this christmas now dasher now dancer now prancer and vixen on comet on cupid on donder and blltzen here just as santa said them are the names of the eight tiny reindeer who drew his mlnlaturelelgh accord ing to clementv moore in his poem a visit from st nich olas but since moore wrote his poem in 1823 8anta must have added some new reindeer its certain that he has at least one famous sleighpuller not mentioned in the poem the rednosed rudolph rudolph made his first pub lic appearance in 1939 in the song rudolph the rednosed reindeer with words and music by johnny marks the story of rudolph whose red nose made him first a joke and then a hero seems to have the indefinable appeal that makes a yuletide tradition as the other reindeer in the song predicted when rudolphs red nose led the team through a dark overcast christmas eve it seems likely hell go down in yuletide history a permanent part of the legend and lore of santa claus what is the best gift for a child where many parents are con cerned the best gift is the most expensive one they can af ford maybe it is the bicycle because dad didnt have one when pwas young maybe it is a new or used car for junior or sister to run around in the best gift for the very young is something to enjoy youngsters arent impressed with price tags they dont care whether a gift costs 4950 or 495 it must amuse them else they are likely to toss it aside and play with the pots and pans in the kitchen the plain truth is that at christmastime too many parents have a tendency to try to make up for all the things they havent done for their children by giving them expensive material poss essions these are not always the best gifts rather than expensive gifts children just might appre date some of the intangible gifts parents used to give time spent together at play or learning a new skill or a new game a bit of togetherness doing things as a family group a helping hand whether with a job that needs doing or a problem that needs solving a bit of family togetherness isnt this perhaps the best gift of all experience when you finally have it you are too old for the job city of bethlehem busy at christmas cl tl r uf ad lid i mil our hi l eurti filled witk tour ihi bttiiinip of chrijlmdi be y newtons 5c to 100 store merry christmas winter icenei the scent of pine the sound of children laughing may these and all the other beautiful things that mean christmas fill your holiday brimful of happiness blue springs nursery and greenhouse rr 1 acton rockwood 8569713 since the first christmas christians have followed the star to the stable grotto beneath the church of the nativity the trad itional birthplace of jesus of nazareth in bethlehem bethlehem is even poorer than most people would believe a recent visitor said wanderers all the streets anyone can see why mary and joseph found no room in the inn every christmas shepherds watching their flocks outside bethlehem had to be especially watchful that the sheep did not trap themselves in the barbed wire separating jordan and is rael bethlehem on the jordan side of the wire has been sorely affected b the hostility and the uneasy truce it is crowded with arab refugees who formerlj liv ed in israel the effect of the conflict has been crippling of bethlehems chief industry the making and selling of objects of piety from olive wood dead sea stone and mother of pearl except at christmas pilgrims are so few that the profit had gone from the business on christmas eve however the dusty city takes on new life christmas diplomats living in divided jerusalem expect to be escorted to the little town over the unusual highway through no- mans land pilgrims from the israel side pass through the mandelbaum gate rich and poor pilgrims wor ship together in the fourth cen tury church of the nativity there is a high mass during which the image of the christ child is carried from the church through the mandelbaum gate the ceremonies come to a cli max before three adjacent shrines the altars of the nat ivity the wise men and the man ger outside christians from many lands will sing as angels sang nearly 2000 years ago glory to god in the highest christmas hymn the first christmas hymns with the traditional light tone were born in italy among the early franciscan monks a more serious work jesus re- fulsit omnium jesus light of all the nations is the earl iest known christmas hymn it was written by saint hilary of poitiers in the 4th century and on earth peace and good will toward men time to put on our santa suit and ex tend t0 you from our heart every joy at this yuletide season rosss barber shop i j2rn4mxtad t44 may his star that guided the wist men on their way to the manger lead us toward greater love peace and fulfillment earl van norman electrician 125 main st n acton out ti the nipht of the iors birth his ble6inc be upon all of ou custom cleaners acton